To feed them pasta with pesto?

[duckbilled]

My db, dsil, and two dn just turned up to spend the weekend.
I am exhausted after being up late last night, looking after my own kids all day, and getting the house ready for their arrival. I was going to order (and pay) for a takeaway for dinner.

Unfortunately it is a hours wait for the delivery and the children were hungry now, so I cooked some pasta and added pesto and cream. Apparently the children aren't used to this kind of food, their grandma who lives with them usually makes sure they eat better....... .
I can punch dsil right??!

Christ, we'd starve some nights if it weren't for a packet of pasta and a jar of pesto. Nothing wrong with it at all, quick, healthy and yummy. DC loved it as young children (especially the Sacla aubergine one which isn't quite as strong a flavour and a bit more kicky).

I can't understand why people are arguing about whether pesto is nice or nasty

Really? You can't have been on MN long then :o

I've been here for years - I still don't get it.
'I think this food is lovely' 'I think it tastes like it came from satan's bum hole.' What is the point in that argument?

Did the large grin not give away the fact that my comment was a joke? If you've been on MN for years you should know we can, and do, argue about anything.

Perhaps I should have put "light hearted" after my post

Some protein and vegetables would make it more of a meal, rather than plain ol' pasta with oil and herbs on it.

saukko
both pasta and pesto contain protein.

MEgirlMy dd is allergic to nuts so have to avoid ALL nuts. Pine nuts or cashews were included on the list to avoid given to us by the allergist at hospital.

I wonder if Saukko is one of those people who gets twitchy about protein when something doesn't contain meat.

Sorry Doesnt, I think we need a 'lighthearted' face, I guess will have to do.

Update I officially will never have her to stay again!
She has been difficult about everything, not just my culinary skills .
So far she hates the town I live in because the shops are too busy ( it's the weekend after newyear....), I should have a detached house with a driveway as she doesn't want her car parked in the street, And to top it all off I was woken at six this morning with their youngest telling me mummy said to wake up aunt duck to put the TV on! Seriously the lazy git stayed in bed and send dn up into my room to dry me to come downstairs to put in the TV .
Sadly my 3 month old was woken by this and woke everyone else up too

Cashews are counted as a nut but pine nuts are not. Allergy uk seems to say most people with nut allergies can eat seeds which is what pine nuts and coconuts are counted as

WOW!!!! WTF. No words of support just amazed anyone could be so thoughtless, rude and entitled.

What the actual fuck?
Can you take your brother to one side and ask him what the hell he is doing being married to her?

She doesn't want to park in the street? Fuck of then.

Not really relevant but pesto pasta reminds me of pizza pasta... missing an "and" or "with".

Ok dementedpixie I will take your advice and not the consultant allergist at my hospital.....

OP just never, ever let her stay again!

Sorry was just pointing out that despite their name they aren't nuts

Don't invite her again. Is your brother not saying anything? I'm damn sure my DH would intervene if I was rude to his family.

Pesto is very easy to make - just blend tons of basil, olive oil, parmesan and black pepper, add pine nuts/cashews if you want, or leave out if you don't.

Back on topic - at the SIL, how rude!

Wtf OP???? She is either a self-entitled loon or she doesn't like visiting and is trying to push you.

What an absolute numpty. Make this the last visit

Throw her out. Seriously what a horrible woman.

She has some brass neck.

I wish I could fast forward you to end of visit. On the upside, I can say (from experience) you will live off your rage and indignation for weeks to come in a somehow enjoyable way (assuming that your DH will be a willing audience).

Then it will enter your family folklore forever after as the weekend your SIL came to stay and turned up a day early.

How long are they staying for OP?

I reckon we can have some fun with her....

My DS loves pasta pesto "more than mummy", as he informed me at lunchtime today, 😍

YABU to add cream. Pasta and pesto with a side salad is good of the gods as far as I'm concerned. Although I can totally understand that some people don't like pesto.

She sounds unbelievably rude, but I do think the brother should take some of the blame here. Why didn't he shut her down straight away when he heard her criticisms of you and how you do things? Most normal people would be mortified to witness their partners behaving like that. Also he must've heard her send dn to your room this morning and should have been getting up immediately to stop it.

Can we back up to the owl bedding please? How are owls gender specific and which gender are they specific to?

Pine nuts are not nuts. Neither are coconuts.